Track Premier: mus.hiba Remixes spazzkid “Kokeshi Doll”

In case you didn’t know, Make Believe Melodies also has a Tumblr, where I write a bit more about J-Pop and non-Japanese music. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Desire, the new album from Los-Angeles-based artist spazzkid. Read that here. For those who aren’t going to click it – Desire has jumped up to the top of my “albums of the year” list thanks to spazzkid’s ability to convey intimacy through his music. Every track feels like someone breathing down your neck, even the instrumental tracks. It’s a stunner. Go get that here.

On June 24, a remix album of Desire songs drops, and it features A BUNCH of dudes Make Believe Melodies loves. Meishi Smile, DINOSAURUS REX, SAINT PEPSI, Calum Bowen…it’s a loaded line-up. Also offering up remixes are two Japanese artists (mus.hiba, PARKGOLF)…and Make Believe Melodies is happy to premier mus.hiba’s contribution to the Desire remix album!

The atmospheric Vocaloid-manipulator brings his talents…and the voice of Sekka Yufu…to one of spazzkid’s instrumental tracks, “Kokeshi Doll.” The most immediate change comes courtesy of the Vocaloid singing, which obviously change the complexion of the song a lot. Also, like all of mus.hiba’s solo works up to now, everything gets surrounded by a digital haze. The original version of this song carried a dreamy vibe…but mus.hiba’s take turns that into something a bit more bleary eyed. Ultimately, though, it’s that voice that adds the most intrigue. Listen below!